Fabric building



c. w. POWER FABRIC BUILDING Filed March 5, 1945 2 sheets sheet 1 INVENTOR. m/Fm/v W. paw/m A TTOBIVEYB' April '27, 1948. c. w. POWER FABRIC BUILDING Filed March 5, 1945 2 Sheeis-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

BY mm? W? WW6 A TTOBNEK? The front wall of the hangar may be vertically divided to provide a door 29 and separable fasteners may be employed to connect the side edges of the door to the end sections 30 of the front wall. A separable fastener of the zipper type is preferably employed although other separable fasteners may [be employed if desired. The door when detached. from the end portions 30 may be rolled up as illustrated in Fig. 1, to permit of ingress and egress to and from the hangar. The base members l4, the side members 20, and the radial members I8 are preferably made up of relatively short lengths of light-weight tubing, such as for example thin-walled aluminum or mage nesium tubing. These lengths areconnected together by threaded couplings or collars 3| so that in transporting the hangar from place to place the entire frame structure may be disassembled into tubing lengths which are not excessively long. When it'is desired toset up the hangar at a given location the tent structure may be suitably deposited on the ground and the corner posts set up at the corners thereof. The base members M can be'assembled togetherfrom their respective sections and screwed into the angl fittings l3. If desired the sockets on these angle fittings as well as the corner fittings 19 may be equipped with right and left-hand threadsto facilitate screwing the base and side members'into their respective fittings. The base members I4, after being completely assembled; areinserted or threaded through the loops Heat the bottoms of the walls 21 prioryto attachment to the angular fittings l3. The roof frame is then assembled by assembling the sections of the radial members l8 and connecting'them' tothe crown'fitting l1 and to the corner fittings; 19, respectively. The side members 20 may be assembled and positioned underneath the tent structure at the juncture of the walls-21 with the roof 25. When the roof frame is thus assembled into a. unitary structure, that is verticallyslidable onthe corner posts, the centeraof the roof is detachably connected to the crown fittings 11 by means of the connection 26. The-hangar isthen in the position as illustrated in Fig.2,- andthe'roof may be elevated by simultaneously' pullingqomthe ropes or cables 2| on the fourcorner posts, thuslifting the roof frame and the roofof. the tent-into the position shown in Fig.1." Theropesor cables may be fastened in this elevated position by attaching them to the bolts or cleats 2'2 and bolts 23 may be inserted through the corner posts to lock the corner fittings I9 in their uppermost positions.

'It will be appreciated that because of the long dimensions of a portable airplane hangar and the inability to support the roof by one or more central supporting posts that the roof must be supported entirely from the corner posts and that it mustbe raised as a unitary structure after having been-completely assembled while on the ground.

Whenever-occasion requires removal of the hangar-or its'transportation from place to place, it may be completely knocked down into relatively short lightweight elements that can be conveniently packed and shipped in comparatively small space.

'Various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and a tent structure having a pyramidal roof and.

- Walls, the. roof of the tent structure being detach ably secured to the roof frame.

" 3. A device of the class described comprising means providing corner'posts and an assemblable pyramidal roof frame slidable upon said cornerposts, means for elevating the frame upon saidv corner posts and holding it in elevated position, and a tent structure having a roof and walls, the

roof of the tent structure being detachably suspended from the roof frame, the junctures be tween the walls and the roof of the tent structure: overlying the side members of the-roof frame.

4. A device of the class described comprising: means providing corner posts and an assemblab'lepyramidal roof frame slidable upon said corner.

posts, means for elevating the frame upon said}. corner posts and holding it in elevated position, and a tent structure having a pyramidal roof and. walls, the roof of the tent structure being detachably secured tothe roof frame, the junctures between the walls and the roof of the tent; structure overlying the side members of the roof. frame, base members connecting the corner posts: and the walls of the tent structure being secured. to said base members. v V

5. A device of the class described comprising means providing corner posts, a pyramidal roof frame, said roof frame comprising radial members extending downwardly and outwardly fromthe center of the roof to the corner posts, side members connecting the outer ends of the radial members, the junctures between the outer ends of the radial members and the side members being slidable upon'the corner posts, means for hold-- ing the roof frame in elevated position on thecorner posts and a tent structure having a roof and walls, the roof being suspended from the roof frame and the junctures [between the Walls andv roof of the tent structure overlying the side members of the roof frame. I

6. A device of the class described comprising means providing corner posts, a pyramidal roof frame, said roof frame comprising radial mem-- bers extending downwardly and. outwardly from the center of the roof to the corner posts, side members connecting the outer ends of the radial members, the junctures between the outer ends of the radial members and the side members being slidabl upon the corner posts, means for holding the roof frame in elevated position on the corner posts and a tent structure having a roof and walls, the roof being suspended from the roof frame and the junctures between the walls and roof of the tent structure overlying the side members of the roof frame, base members connecting the corner posts, the walls of the tent structure being detachably secured to the base members.

7. A device of the class described comprising means providing corner posts,. a pyramidal roof frame, said roof frame comprising radial members extending downwardly and outwardly from the center of the roof to the corner posts, side members connecting the outer ends of the radial members, the junctures between the outer ends of the radial members and the side members being slidable upon the corner posts, means for holding the roof frame in elevated position on the corner posts and a tent structure having a roof and walls, the roof being suspended from the roof frame and the junctures between the walls and roof of the tent structure overlying the side members of the roof frame, bas members connecting the comer posts, the walls of the tent structure being detachably secured to the base members, said corner posts having pulleys thereon and ropes trained over said pulleys adapted to be connected to the roof frame for elevating the roof frame upon the corner posts.

8. A device of the class described comprising means providing corner posts, a, pyramidal roof frame, said roof frame comprising radial members extending downwardly and outwardly from the center of the recite the corner posts, side members connecting the outer ends of the radial members, the junctures between the outer ends of the radial members and the side members being slidable upon the corner posts, means for holding the roof frame in elevated position on the corner posts and a tent structure having a roof and walls, the roof being suspended from the roof frame and the junctures between the walls and roof of the tent structure overlying the side members of the roof frame, base members connecting the corner posts, the walls of the tent structure being detachably secured to the base members,

one of the walls [being divided to provide an openable door.

9. A device of the class described comprising corner posts, a roof frame slidable thereon, means for hoisting the roof frame on the corner posts, and a tent structure having a roof suspended from the roof frame and walls extending from adjacent corner post to corner post.

10. A device of the class described comprising corner posts, a roof frame having radially extending members slidable at their outer ends upon the corner posts, means for hoisting the roof frame on the corner posts and a tent structure adapted to be suspended from the roof frame.

11. A device of the class described comprising corner posts, a roof frame having radially extending members slidable at their outer ends upon the corner posts, means connecting the outer ends of said members between the corner posts, means for hoisting the roof frame on the corner posts, and a tent structure having a roof suspended from the roof frame and side walls, the juncture between the walls and roofs of the tent structure overlying said connecting means.

12. A device of the class described comprising corner posts, a roof frame having radially extending members slidable at their outer ends upon the corner posts, means connecting the outer ends of said members between the corner posts, means for hoisting the roof frame on the corner posts, means connecting the corner posts adjacent the bottoms thereof and a tent structure having a roof suspended from the frame and side walls, the junctures between the walls and roof of the tent structure overlying said connecting means, the bottoms of the side walls being connected to the connecting means between the bottoms of the corner posts.

13. A fabric building comprising means providing upright corner posts, an assemblable roof frame having fittings at its corners slidable upon the corner posts whereby after assembly of the roof frame between the corner postsit may be bodily lifted with the fittings sliding upwardly upon the corner posts, means for holding the roof frame in elevated position on the corner posts and a tent structure having a roof and side walls suspended from the roof frame.

14. A fabric building comprising means providing upright corner posts, an assemblable roof frame having fittings at its corners slidable upon the corner posts whereby after assembly of the roof frame between the corner posts it may be bodily lifted with the fittings sliding upwardly upon the corner posts, means for holding the roof frame in elevated position on the corner posts and a tent structure having a roof and side walls suspended from' the roof frame, and means connecting the upper ends of the corner posts, said means serving to hold the tent structure in distended position.

15. A fabric building comprising means: providing upright corner posts, an assemblable roof frame having fittings at its corners slidable upon the corner posts whereby after assembly of the roof frame between the corner posts it may be bodily lifted with the fittings sliding upwardly upon the corner posts, means for holding the roof frame in elevated position on the corner posts and a tent structure having a roof and side walls suspended from the roof frame, and means connecting the upper ends of the corner posts, said means serving to hold the tent structure in distended position and the walls of the tent structure in a position extending from adjacent one corner post to another.

CLIFTON W. POWER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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